Posted on 10/26/2016 11:14:48 AM PDT by Enlightened1
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
In an interview focused largely on foreign policy, Trump said defeating Islamic State is a higher priority than persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, playing down a long-held goal of U.S. policy.
Trump questioned how Clinton would negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin after demonizing him; blamed President Barack Obama for a downturn in U.S. relations with the Philippines under its new president, Rodrigo Duterte; bemoaned a lack of Republican unity behind his candidacy, and said he would easily win the election if the party leaders would support him.
“If we had party unity, we couldn’t lose this election to Hillary Clinton,” he said.
On Syria's civil war, Trump said Clinton could drag the United States into a world war with a more aggressive posture toward resolving the conflict.
Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and “safe zones” on the ground to protect non-combatants. Some analysts fear that protecting those zones could bring the United States into direct conflict with Russian fighter jets.
"What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria," said Trump as he dined on fried eggs and sausage at his Trump National Doral golf resort. "You’re going to end up in World War Three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton.
"You’re not fighting Syria any more, you’re fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right? Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk," he said.
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BTTT
We could start a slogan: “Vote for Trump, not the Rump!”
Nah...
He’s right.
Wikileak on it showed Hillary’s people knew it’d also lead to massive civilian Syrian casualties.
Yeah I don’t what happened? Guess I posted it too fast.
Anyhow, it’s been corrected?
Enlightened, I could have sworn that the “T” was missing from your post’s title. My mistake.
But the slogan still, well, no, never mind ...
We simply do not belong in Syria....and arming the rebels.....the same rebels that have taken over the Christian Towns...and use them for a shield.
We’re looking at Ww3 either way because if Trump wins Barry will launch it before he leaves office as part of his scorched earth plan. And we thought it was bad when the clintons trashed the WH before W Bush took over.
The Saudis and Qataris are using us as their pawns to get their precious pipeline. They don’t care if our boys die; they want to sell gas to Europe. And the Russians don’t want to let them.
You are correct; the sovereign state of Syria, which is represented by the Assad regime, has committed no act of war against the United States. We have no business or right to wage war against the internationally recognized government of Syria.
Let the Saudis commit their own acts of aggressive war if they want their damn pipeline so bad.
The fact that a military confrontation with Russia is being discussed at all is a good indicator of how insane HRC is.
Some General(s) also noted that in order to try to enforce her no-fly zone would entail hostilities with both Russia and Syria.
They have it already lined up. The obammy clucks are already making it harder to avoid. If trump gets in he will have one big mess. Allies are few and none wants to take on China or Russia. Hell our own young people these days couldn’t fight. They’re too worried about “equality” and feelings and if men can wear makeup and dresses.
clintons trashed the WH
Oh yeah thanks for the reminder.
What the heck is wrong with Americans??
You want the dorian grey looking ahab back in the WH?
I’m actually a bit worried about Hillary setting off a nuclear war with Russia. It seems to be a function of her condition that she can’t go outside, so not sure that she’d really care if she had to spend her presidency in a bunker.
Ouch, u really tell it like it is.
A Clinton war for oil where we don’t even get the oil?
All this business with respect to Russia, a plan to put the spotlight on Trump as a “friend” of Putin.
“We simply do not belong in Syria....and arming the rebels.....the same rebels that have taken over the Christian Towns...and use them for a shield.”
EXACTLY!
What a crazy government we have in D.C. these days. Arab Spring my ass!
What dismissive DISINFORMATION —— In the REAL world, nuclear war is a real danger....The UK has tanks on the border of Russia...
The ‘Bear’ has told its’ people nuclear war is coming & to prepare...Gorbachev recently said that the world has NEVER BEEN CLOSER to nuclear war....(and somehow Trump shouldn’t talk about it....that is Orwellian double-speak)
Anglo-American establishment’shadow government, empire is attempting to provoke Putin into a pre-emptive response.....meanwhile, the BRICS nations are forming their own huge military alliance....very serious. Obama & Hillary are a disaster....
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